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Can This Love Be Translated? (L to R) Kim Seon-ho as Joo Ho-jin, Go Youn-jung as Cha Mu-hee \/ Do Ra-mi in Can This Love Be Translated? Cr. No Ju-han\/Netflix \u00a9 2026<\/p>\n
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ATTENTION EVERYONE, this is not a drill: Kim Seon Ho \u2014 dimples et al \u2014 is back on our screens! I\u2019m sure folks would agree that since his Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha days, there\u2019s been a Kim Seon Ho-shaped hole<\/a> in the K-drama lead landscape, one that his brief hiatus (not including a star turn in When Life Gives You Tangerines) only made more pronounced. Now he\u2019s returned alongside rising starlet Go Youn Jung in a Hong Sisters production that asks: what happens when the person translating your words to the world might also be translating your heart? <\/p>\n I sat down with both stars to talk about playing against type, the limits of language, and why some emotions don’t need words at all.<\/p>\n Our interview (translated by Haley Jung) happens at the end of a grueling press day for them, and the start of a sleepless day and long-haul flight for me. In the beginning, I\u2019m convinced everyone involved wanted it to be over as soon as possible, but the drama has so many aspects to talk about that time flies by quicker than we\u2019d imagined.<\/p>\n The series follows Cha Mu-hee (Go), a struggling actress who becomes an overnight global sensation, and Joo Ho-jin (Kim), a skilled interpreter who becomes her translator. Shot across multiple countries\u2014from the streets of Seoul to locations across Europe\u2014the show is as much a visual travelogue as it is a layered romance.<\/p>\n Learning To Speak Without Speaking<\/p>\n Can This Love Be Translated? (L to R) Go Youn-jung as Cha Mu-hee \/ Do Ra-mi, Kim Seon-ho as Joo Ho-jin in Can This Love Be Translated? Cr. No Ju-han\/Netflix \u00a9 2026<\/p>\n No Ju-han\/Netflix<\/p>\n Literally everyone has been asking them about the myriad countries the show visits (Choi Keeha\u2019s cinematography is simply scrumptious, by the way), so I decide to steer clear of the question and ask about the language experience instead. <\/p>\n Kim trained with actual interpreters for the role, he tells me, one of whom actually worked at an embassy. \u201cOne thing I noticed is that the way they look at these people that are speaking,\u201d says Kim. \u201cI realized they tend to focus a lot on reading their lips as well, and also really try to catch everything that the person is saying in the quickest way and jot it down in memos.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is something that\u2019s quite difficult to capture on screen. However, it was something that I kept to my mind as I was giving my performance.\u201d<\/p>\n The role also sparked a genuine interest in Italian. \u201cBefore jumping onto this project, I had zero other foreign languages that I speak outside of Korean,\u201d says Kim. \u201cHonestly, even Korean is challenging for me sometimes,\u201d he continues as his team chuckles off screen,<\/p>\n \u201cBut through this project, I got interested in Italian, actually. I thought it was very fun to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n The Hong Sisters Return To Form<\/p>\n Can This Love Be Translated? (L to R) Kim Seon-ho as Joo Ho-jin, Go Youn-jung as Cha Mu-hee \/ Do Ra-mi in Can This Love Be Translated? Cr. No Ju-han\/Netflix \u00a9 2026<\/p>\n No Ju-han\/Netflix<\/p>\n Go has had previous experience with the Hong Sisters\u2019 distinctive storytelling style, having worked with them already on Alchemy of Souls. “I know how great the Hong Sisters are in creating characters that are so endearing, that are lovable and also very colorful and multifaceted,” she says. “And so I was able to completely place my trust in them this time around as well.”<\/p>\n She identifies what makes their work unique: “One of their unique styles and charms is the fact that their stories carry a sense of fairytale likeness. While it is a story based in real life and it is grounded, at the same time, there are elements that can’t really be seen in the real world, which I think is one of the strengths of their work.”<\/p>\n That fairytale quality is evident throughout Can This Love Be Translated\u2014from the mystical elements woven through the narrative to the knowing nod to Hotel Del Luna<\/a> (eagle-eyed viewers will spot a “Hotel Death” billboard in one scene). It\u2019s the Hong Sisters doing what they do best: grounding fantastical premises in very human emotions.<\/p>\n Playing Against Type<\/p>\n I notice that Go is very comfortable with silences, with taking her time to think before giving an answer.<\/p>\n